Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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